Agilent 11713B Technical Overview KT

11713B/C
Attenuator/Switch Driver

TECHNICAL

OVERVIEW

Automate ATE Systems with Keysight 11713B/C
Attenuator/Switch Driver

Easy to integrate, easy to use

Key features

– User-friendly interface provides quick set up, switching, and remote control of small-

scale automated test equipment (ATE)

– Controls up to 20 SPDT switches1 concurrently, or a combination of 4 programmable

attenuators and 4 SPDT switches
– Multiple connectivity options: GPIB, USB or LAN for easy remote integration
– An integrated, tri-voltage power supply saves rack space (11713C only)
– External VDC port connects any type of switch and provides forward compatibility

for switches
– Full backward compatibility with the Keysight Technologies 11713A
– Built-in counter monitors the life cycle of attenuators and switches

Description

The Keysight 11713B/C attenuator/switch drivers provide remote or front panel drive
control for programmable attenuators and electromechanical or solid state switches.
Designed with both benchtop and ATE environments in mind, these attenuator/
switch drivers provide an intuitive user interface, a variety of switching options, software
programmability and remote control features for quick, easy design validation and auto­mated testing. Front panel push-buttons and an easy-to-read LCD display simplify setup
of functions such as voltage, T TL functions, IP address, etc.

The 11713B/C is a LXI Class C compliant instrument, so it can be easily controlled and
triggered remotely using a full-featured graphical web interface. This feature is used in
high-volume production environments. Software instrument drivers such as IVI-COM
provide programming compatibility with popular application development environments
and support PC industry standards such as Component Object Model (COM). Standard
GPIB connectivity supports automated programmed scripting and ensures backward
compatibility to Keysight 11713A attenuator/switch drivers.

These portable instruments come in a half-rack, 2U design with self-contained current
limiting power supplies. The 11713C model also includes integrated tri-voltage supplies
of 5, 15 & 24V and a user-de ned external input voltage capability to ensure 100% bias­ing compatibility to most relays in the market. The 11713C has two individual banks of
outputs each with an independent voltage drive. Fast T TL drive is also available on the
11713C, with either via the Viking connector ports or the S0/S9 ports.

1. The amount of switches and at tenuators that can be driven will depend on the type of switch con

guration and attenuator section con guration. The 11713C is capable of driving twice as many

devices as the 11713B; however, the total load current that can be consumed is still 1.7A.

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11713B/C comparison chart

Model number 11713B 11713C

Drives up to: Two programmable attenuators and two electro-

mechanical/solid state switches

Drives up to: 10 SPDT switches

1

Voltage 24 V 5, 15, & 24 V

Votage drive 1 2 independent banks of outputs

Attenuators types Any, e.g.: Keysight 8494/5/6/7, Keysight

84904/6/7K/L/M

Switch types Any, e.g.: Keysight 8761, 8762, 8765 series, or

U9397A/C

Connectivity GPIB with options for USB, LAN (LXI Class C) GPIB, USB, LAN (LXI Class C)

Backwards compatibility with 11713A Yes Yes

1. The amount of switches and at tenuators that can be driven will depend on the type of switch congurations and the attenuator sections. The 11713C is
capable of driving twice as many devices as the 11713B; however, the total load current that can be consumed is still 1.7A.

2. Accepts most attenuators and switches available today.

Four programmable attenuators and four electro­mechanical/solid state switches

20 SPDT switches

Any attenuator or switch

Any attenuator or switch

1

2

2

Figure 1. Software drivers provide compatibilit y with most common programming environments

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11713B/C remote programming

Drive power supply 11713B/ C

Interface GPIB interface operates to IEEE 488.2 and IEC65

10/100BaseT L AN interface
USB 2.0 interface

Command language SCPI standard interface commands, Keysight 11713A backward compatible

GPIB compatibility SH0, AH1, T0, TE0, L2, LE0, SR0, RL1, PP0, DC0, DT0, C0

11713B/C supplemental specications and characteristics

Supplemental characteristics are intended to provide useful information. They are typical but non-warranted performance parameters

Drive power supply 11713B/ C

Line power 100 to 240 Vac, automatic selection, 50/60 Hz

100 VA maximum

Current 1.7 A maximum continuous current

Contact pairs 1 through 8, 9, and 0, total maximum current of 1.7 A continuous through all contacts
(< 0.7 A per contact)

Driver life > 2,000,000 switchings at 0.7 A for contact pairs 9 and 0

Maximum load inductance 500 mH

Maximum load capacitance < 0.01 μF for contact pairs 9 and 0

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Physical specications

232.2

232.2

378.7

378.7

103.8

86.5

261.2

261.2

101.6

101.6

103.8

2 × 150.4

2 × 150.4

2 × 134.4

2 × 115.3

2 × 99.3

2 × 83.3

2 × 64.2

2 × 48.2

2 × 26.2

36.3

25.1

28.2

28.2

2 × 21.1

2 × 10.9

65.8

97.8*

56.2*

* For LXI model only

2 × 17.9

8 × 65.0

8 × 65.0

2 × 10.9

26.9*

25.1*

Net Weight 3.2 kg (7.1 lbs)

Dimensions (H x W x D) with handle and rubber bumper 103.8 mm x 232.2 mm x 378.7 mm (4.1 inches x 9.1 inches X 14.9 inches)

Dimensions (H x W x D) without handle and rubber bumper 88.3 mm x 212.7 mm x 364.0 mm (3.5 inches x 8.4 inches X 14.3 inches)

103.8

2 × 134.4

2 × 115.3

2 × 99.3

2 × 83.3

2 × 64.2

2 × 48.2

2 × 26.2

2 × 10.9

56.2*

97.8*

2 × 17.9

25.1*

26.9*

* For LXI model only

Figure 2. 11713B produc t outline (with handle and rubber bumper)

103.8

86.5

2 × 10.9

65.8

36.3

25.1

2 × 21.1

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232.2

232.2

378.7

378.7

103.8

86.5

261.2

261.2

101.6

101.6

103.8

2 × 150.4

2 × 150.4

2 × 134.4

2 × 115.3

2 × 99.3

2 × 83.3

2 × 64.2

2 × 48.2

2 × 48.2

2 × 26.2

2 × 17.9

8 × 65.0

8 × 65.0

6 × 48.0

2 × 43.0

2 × 10.9

2 × 10.9

2 × 21.1

26.9

25.1

56.2

97.8

97.8

65.8

28.2

28.2

25.1

36.3

2 × 26.2

2 × 83.3

2 × 64.2

103.8

2 × 115.3

2 × 99.3

103.8

86.5

2 × 134.4

36.3

2 × 17.9

6 × 48.0

2 × 43.0

26.9

25.1

2 × 10.9

56.2

Figure 3. 11713C product outline (with handle and rubber bumper)

2 × 10.9

65.8

25.1

2 × 21.1

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11713C Front Panel at a Glance

This section briey describes the function of the front panel keys of 11713C.

21 3 4 5 6 7

Figure 4. 11713C front panel features

1. L ocal. Press this key to control the driver from the front panel when it is operating via the

remote interfaces.

2. LCD screen.

3. Softkeys. These unmarked keys are referred to by the text on display next to them.

4. Navigation buttons. The arrow keys are used to navigate parameters displayed on the LCD

screen or change parameters such as GPIB address.

5. Menu/Enter. Press this key to select the highlighted parameter On/Off or select the highlighted

eld or go back to the main menu.

6. Preset. Press this key to preset the driver.

7. Co n g . Press this key to access the conguration menu. You can set the atttenuator type,

supply voltage and TTL condition through this menu.

8. Save/Recall. Press this key to save current settings or recall saved settings.

9. Supply Voltage for Bank 1. Indicates supply voltage setting (background LED in red) for bank 1.

10. Supply Voltage for Bank 2. Indicates supply voltage setting (background LED in red) for bank 2.

11. Switches for Bank 1. In the local mode, pushbutton switches 9 and 0 change the position of a

coaxial switch connected to rear panel banana jacks S9 A/B and S0 A/B respectively, for bank 1.

12. Switches for Bank 2. In the local mode, pushbutton switches 9 and 0 change the position of a

coaxial switch connected to rear panel banana jacks S9 A/B and S0 A/B respectively for, bank 2.

13. Attenuator Y for Bank 1. In the local mode, pushbuttons 5, 6, 7, and 8 change the attenuation

setting of an attenuator or change the position of coaxial switch(es) connected to the ATTEN Y

connector on the rear panel, for bank 1.

14. Attenuator Y for Bank 2. In the local mode, pushbuttons 5, 6, 7, and 8 change the attenuation

setting of an attenuator or change the position of coaxial switch(es) connected to the ATTEN Y

connector on the rear panel, for bank 2.

15. Attenuator X for Bank 1. In the local mode, pushbuttons 1, 2, 3, and 4 change the attenuation

setting of an attenuator or change the position of coaxial switch(es) connected to the ATTEN X
connector on the rear panel, for bank 1.

16. Attenuator X for Bank 2. In the local mode, pushbuttons 1, 2, 3, and 4 change the attenuation

setting of an attenuator or change the position of coaxial switch(es) connected to the ATTEN X
connector on the rear panel, for bank 2.

17. On/Standby. Press this key to switch between on and standby. When power is supplied, the

background LED is red. Pressing the key once, switches the driver on and the background LED
turns to green.

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91017 121416 111315

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11713C Rear Panel at a Glance

This section briey describes the function of the rear panel keys of 11713C.

2 41 3 6 8 10 125 9 11 137

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Figure 5. 11713C rear panel features

1. ATTEN X Bank 1. Viking connector for connection to attenuator or switch(es), for bank 1.

2. ATTEN X Bank 2. Viking connector for connection to attenuator or switch(es), for bank 2.

3. ATTEN Y Bank 1. Viking connector for connection to attenuator or switch(es), for bank 1.

4. ATTEN Y Bank 2. Viking connector for connection to attenuator or switch(es), for bank 2.

5. S9 A/B Bank 1. Banana jack connectors for connection to coaxial switch, for bank 1.

6. S9 A/B Bank 2. Banana jack connectors for connection to coaxial switch, for bank 2.

7. VDC COM Bank 1. Banana jack connector to provide common Vdc in driving the coaxial switches

connected to S9 and/or S0, for bank 1.

8. VDC COM Bank 2. Banana jack connector to provide common Vdc in driving the coaxial switches

connected to S9 and/or S0, for bank 2.

9. S0 A/B Bank 1. Banana jack connectors for connection to coaxial switch, for bank 1.

10. S0 A/B Bank 2. Banana jack connectors for connection to coaxial switch, for bank 2.

11. External VDC. Banana jack connector to provide user- de ned Vdc, for both banks.

12. Ground. Banana jack connector to provide grounding, for both banks.

13. Receptacle. Matches transformer primary to line voltage via power cable.

14. Alert symbol. This symbol is used to point out a necessary reference for the user.

15. GPIB Connector. The interface connector from a source device to a listening device for the

remote mode of operation.

16. LAN Connector. The inter face connector for L AN cable.

17. USB Connector. The interface connector for Type mini B 5-pin USB cable.

18. Instrument Markings.

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Environmental specications

Keysight 11713B/C attenuator/switch drivers are designed to fully comply with Keysight

Technologies’ product operating environmental specications shows in table below.

Temperature
Operating
Storage

Humidity
Operating
Storage
Condensing

Shock
End-user handling
Bench Handling
Functional
Transportation

Vibration
Operating
Survival

Altitude
Operating
Non-operating

0 °C to +50 °C
–40 °C to +70 °C

95% RH at 40 °C, 5 days cyclic
90% RH at 65 °C, 24 hours
95% RH at 40 °C, 5 hours (condensation 15 minutes)

Half-sine: 2 to 3 ms duration, 60 in/s (1.6 ms) delta-V
Half-sine: 11 ms duration, 30 grms
Trapezoidal: 18-22 ms duration, 337 in/s (8.56 ms) delta-V
Per MIL-PRF-28800F

Random: 0.21G rms, 5 to 500 Hz, 10 min/axis
Random: 2.09G rms, 5 to 500 Hz, 10 min/axis
Swept-sine: 0.5 G rms, 5 to 500 Hz, 10 min/axis

< 4,000 meters (13,080 feet)
< 15,300 meters (50,000 feet)

Product conguration and ordering information

11713B

Connectivity options
Option STD
Option L XI

Cable options
Option 001
Option 101
Option 201
Option 301
Option 401
Option 501
Option 601
Option 701
Option 801

Rack mount kit options
(optional)
Option 908
Option 909

Note: The cable options are also orderable as standalone products. T he maximum quantity orderable for each
cable option is 9.

Standard conguration, full compatibility to 11713A
LXI class-C conguration, additional USB/LAN connectivity

Viking connector to 10-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to viking connector
Viking connector to 12-pin conductor cable, bare wire
Viking connector to (4) ribbon cables
Dual-viking connector to 16-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to (4) 9-pin Dsub connectors
Viking connector to 16-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to 14-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to (4) 10-pin DIP connectors

Rack mount kit for one instrument
Rack mount kit for two instruments

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Product conguration and ordering information (continued)

11713C

Cable options
Option 001
Option 101
Option 201
Option 301
Option 401
Option 501
Option 601
Option 701
Option 801

Rack mount kit options (optional)
Option 908
Option 909

Note: The cable options are also orderable as standalone products. T he maximum quantity orderable for each
cable option is 9.

The 11713B/C attenuator/switch drivers are designed to drive the following Keysight
attenuators and switches. If you are using attenuators and switches made by another

supplier, check the switching characteristics against those specied in Chapter 3,“Speci­cations” of the 11713B/C Attenuator/Switch Drivers Operating and Service Manual.
Refer to Keysight 11713B/C Conguration Guide, literature number 5989-7277EN, for the

most up-to-date list.

Viking connector to 10-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to viking connector
Viking connector to 12-pin conductor cable, bare wire
Viking connector to (4) ribbon cables
Dual-viking connector to 16-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to (4) 9-pin Dsub connectors
Viking connector to 16-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to 14-pin DIP connector
Viking connector to (4) 10-pin DIP connectors

Rack mount kit for one instrument
Rack mount kit for two instruments

Compatible Keysight switches

Keysight model number Description*

8761A/B, 8765A/B/C/D/F (33314A/B/D), N1810UL SPDT, unterminated

8762A/B/C/F (33311A/B/C), N1810TL SPDT, terminated

8763A/B/C (33312A/B/C), N1811TL Bypass, 4-port, terminated

8764A/B/C (33313A/B/C), N1812UL Bypass, 5-port, unterminated

8766K (33366K) SP3T, unterminated

8767K (33367K), 8767M, L7204A/B/C SP4T, unterminated

87104A/B/C/D, 87204A/B/C, L7104A/B/C SP4T, terminated

8768K (33368K), 8768M SP5T, unterminated

8769K (33369K), 8769M, L7206A/B/C SP6T, unterminated

87106A/B/C/D, 87206A/B/C, L7106A/B/C SP6T, terminated

87222C/D/E, L7222C DPDT (transfer), unterminated

874 0 6B Matrix, 4-port, terminated

87606B Matrix, 6-port, terminated

U9397A/C SPDT, terminated, solid state

* Electromechanical switches unless specied

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Compatible Keysight attenuators

Keysight model number Description*

8494G/H (33320G/H), 84904K/L/M (33324K/L) 11 dB, 1 dB steps

8495G/H/K (33321 G/H/K), 84907K/L (33327K/L) 70 dB, 10 dB steps

8496G/H (33322G/H) 110 dB, 10 dB steps

8497K (33323K), 84906K/L (33326K/L) 90 dB, 10 dB steps

84905M 60 dB, 10 dB steps

84908M 65 dB, 5 dB steps

Related Literature

Keysight 11713B/C Attenuator/Switch Driver Configuration Guide,

literature number 5989-7277EN

Keysight 70611A and 87130A Switch Attenuator Drivers Configuration Guide,

literature number 5963-2038E

Keysight 11713B/C Attenuator Switch Driver Operating and Service Manual,

literature number 11713-90024

Keysight RF and Microwave Switch Selection Guide,

literature number 5989-6031EN

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This information is subject to change without notice. © Keysight Technologies, 2007 - 2020, Published in USA, August 3, 2020, 5989-6696EN

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